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INTIMATIONS

VICTROLA

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER CUTE. 1917.

THE IDEAL INSTRUMENT FOR ENTERTAINING

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20,

LORD RHONDDA'S WARNING

NEED OF FOOD ECONOMY:

The following grave words are taken from a stufement made by Lard Rhondda, the Food Controller, to the representa tives in London of the American, Cono- dian, and Australian newspapera ---

A fresh campaign is being started to raawaken our public to the vital necessity of decreased nating If voluntary mea

UNDER THE KED TRIANGLE THE PASSING OF A GREAT

THE YMCA, AND ITS WORK AT

THE FRONT.

[SY GLADYS WILES]

Somewhere in France

In answer to the request. One pen northo they con nails, Miss with

crity we can now produce cigarettes for "A mug of conscientious objectors

blood

wo turn hastily to the urn of

FREEMASON.

SIR E. LETCHWORTH

LOCAL CONDOLENCES.

SWATOW NOTES.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT I

SWATOW, November 18th. COMMOTION, IN THE SWATOW AREA. Bir Edward Letchworth, PGW whu hood is, on the whole, peaceful, but with-

Swatow and its immediate neighbour recently resigned the post of Grand in the Swatow area there is not a little. Secretary of the United Grand Lodge of commation, Northern (Fukien) soldiers English Freemasons- post lie had held have arrived and are disposed of accord- for over a quarter of a century-died at ing to the strategic plans of the local

in his 80th year on October 8th.

officer, and no doubt he will make good?. MTF Hongh District Grand use of the material.at his disposal. I

sures fail I shall have no compunction cocoa, and to eggs when asked for Henshi London residence, Cornwall-gardens, general. He is recognised as a capable

Bub

in putting the nation on compulsory fruit''- We can smile sweetly and freshly rations. The danger of the food situa- one thousand times an hour. We cău tien lies not so much in the submarine change with astounding swiftness 2. 6d. Master of English Freemasonry for refrain from mentioning the diaposition, poril as in the world shortage of cereais,into two frs 63 minus 80 centimes for Hongkong and South China, and Sir of the various units; for the local Press ments, and fate. The timely action of the Anounce of shag. We can discourse Paul Chater, Past District Master, have is forbidden to refer to these things I telegraphed their cond lences to Lady have been informed that because of slight United States Government in strenuously volubly and intelligently upon the curtailing food exports to neutral coun.ject of best girl," No. 8's," or Letchworth in her bereavement, and, transgression of the local censor's rules tries should be of inestimable benefit to Bachelors Buttons." These and other anticipating the wishes of the present and some, or all excepting one, of the Incal secomplishments we have lately acquired past members of District Grand Lodge papers have been suppressed. Swatow the Allies in Europe. But the tightering whilst, standing behind the counter in and also the Brethren of this District, lives under a one-man rule. The general of the blockade is a two-edged sword. YM.C.A, hut uewhere in France.

they have identified them with the is dictator in his independency. We are Imports of bacon and other products KRANI

As a token of respect to the all, of course, most anxious that the into the United Kingdom from Denmark convalescent camp close to

Our somewhere in France is a arge

Ashing

message.

are thereby bound to be seriously reduced, vilage isolated from the rest of this war memory of the deceased the District Southern troops will not come into colli This throws us more than ever upon the All the sights and sounds of this little Grand Master has issued orders for all Bion with the Swatow troops, bat in all North American continent for our sup colony can be expressed by the single word the Lodges in the district to go into likelihood they will if both factions

The vast stretches of sand, the

persist in their present attitude. The plies. What we ark from the United khaki. Th

Amourning. States and Canada we cannot procure thin belt of

of pints withered by the bitter the brown faces of the men, the Sir Edward Letchworth was initiated People are certainly most averse from all Whatever your tastes in entertainment, the Victrola brings you, are able to import the supplies necessary the distant booming of the guns all are ne

sewhere Unless the Allies in Europe winter thud of feet upon the ground, in the Jerusalem Lodge--one of the lodges these war-like preparations, and it is populations, it is all their vit comprised in that one word. There is possessing the privilege of nominating the not by any means dificult to see when

their sympathes lie exactly what you want.

There appears to united grapes and our only the blue sky to remind as that u Grand Stewards in 1978, bat within 18 EXCLUSIVE AGENTS.

there on the

are hilla

months of his initiation he occupied the be much opposition to the recent agree In the course of his statement, which It is but a few n

and hedges of "B

position of Master cf the St. James' ment to the transfer of Phenix Hill, our bit by Ledge, Edmonton, by virtue of his having Kongsu, mining rights to Japan in lieu

my friend is reproduced in the second number of decided to MCA. What a pen one of the founders of the lodge and

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FOOD FROM UNITED STATES AND CANADA...

the National Food Journal, issued recent. ly by the Ministry of Food Lord

enlisting under

Rhondda describes some of the stepa viewed it was We had to be inter- its first Senior Warden. In 1881 he was of military stores. Tuan-is charged with

formation I have, anys. Lord Rhondda, dressed up dreadnought lowof the Manors to the late Queen Victoria Tuan; and is acting in some places like.

to France.

and reinterviewed by officious one of the Grand Stewards of the year selling his country to an alien Power. which have been taken by the Allied officials, examined, photographed, inoca- and President of the Board of Stewards. Governments, acting in cooperation to lated; we had to swear not to divulge In 1877 he was appointed Provincial This purely business transaction is made incet the prospective food needs of their military secrets, not to smoke, to be in Grand Begistrar of Middlesex and in use of to stir ap feeling in the other respective forces and nations. The in all things obedient and finally we were 1884 Junior Grand Deacon of the United Provinces against the Prime Minister

uni- Grand Lodge of England As Steward is that during the forthcoming 12 forme

and Bent months our minimum requirements in Our hut is situated in the centre of the and as an officer of the Duchy of Lan a red rag to a bull, creating very decided foodstuffs from the United States and convalescent camp, and is composed cfenster he had been brought into close opposition. Canada will amount to orer ten million three parts the canteen, a big room with touch with the Prince of Wales (after- tons, and will represent an expenditure, a counter at one end, tables and benches wards King Edward VII.), who as Grand CAN FIGHTS,

arranged

While this tramping of men with arms Cven distances down the Master of the Craft appointed Edward without freight charges, exceeding room and at the lower end a billiard Letchworth to be the Grand Secretary is going on, local clean fights among the £250,000,000, or, roughly speaking, he

Adjoining is a reading room well on the death of Colonel Shadwell H tween three and four million dollars 4 stocked with daily papers and magazines: Clarke in 1891, and in November, 1902, peasantry are as regular, almost in their days of rolls, bermudes a pur there is also a stage, so that the room may after his accession to the Throne, con occurrence as the seasons of the year. An chase cereals, beg-products, sugar, and ment. In view of these figures it is in Attached to this is a large library where ferred on him the honour of knighthood unusual thing has happened in the prer

ut

sockfor

It was as Consecrating Officer that Bir

rarity is worth

Edward Letchworth was best known to sent big clan fight now going on, and members of the Masonic Order, and to by reason of its him belongs the honour of having con relating. A small village was being sur- secrated more lodges and chapters than

necessary to emphasize the vital import the

play men may obtain books, read, or ance of the continuance of the closest chess in peace and quiet. The last but possible relations between Mr. Hoover, not the least popular portion of the hut Mr. Hanna (the Canadian Food Con- is the cinema, a large hall where the men troller), and myself

laugh at Charlie Chaplin or cry over a Several steps have recently been taken drama of the Wild West. At 11 am. any other officer in the history of Free rounded by the enemy and thero was no with a view to closer co-operation. The the hit opens, and at once there is a long masonry in England or in any other hope of the inhabitants escaping tobul" first is the formation by France, Italy.queue the length of the building

than 400 He attained high office in all

and the British Government of a Ments to be served, with refreshmentsantry, the total number being more destruction. They shouted out to the

and Fats Executive, on the lines of the Wheat Executive which since last October has been buying in the United States and Canada all the whest required by, the Allies In the future all Allied Purchases of bacon, bam, lard, butter, and cheese in the United States will bo pooled through this newly-formed = exe-

eulice, thus eliminating competitive buying between the Allies, which inevit ably tended to raise prices on the North American continent and at home.

supply the men quickly enough. After the first rush over there is a more peaceful time, and we regard the men or individually, and many and varied

the types "We meet AME

etc, and it is as much as we can do to branches of Freemasonry. He was pressing besiegere the word for sur

*____ Á” ngutral person came to Grand Scribe of the Supreme Chapter render of. Royal Arch Masonry Past Grand Warden of Mark Masonry, Fast Grand carry out their wishes. He approached Sword Bearer of the Great Priory of the basicgers and succeeded without much. Knight Templars, Past Grand Officer in difficulty in securing good terms of sur the Order of Rome and the Bed Cross reader. The foo demanded completo Constantinople, the Royal Select and. Super Excellent Masters, the Order of the Secret Monitor, the Royal Order of Scot

aro

DOME CANTEEN CUSTOMERI. There is the sergeant, with shining morning face, who demands polish in order to keep his buttons up to the pitch of his general shininess.

to

There is the careful Scot who Several thousand tons of bacon have been deliberates on a pipe. I tak mair bought within the last few days. Execu pride in ma pipe than in ocht else, tives to pool allied purchases of other intinte me into the mysteries announces and proceeds with foodstuffs may be established before long of the anatomien structure of this article.

solemnity A special mission, representing the For 11. 25 the pipe must be perfect, the Ministry of Food, will shortly, leave for New York to set up the permanent or Exceutive to take up with Mr. Hoover on the spot those matters which vitally aftact us, and to keep us informed of developinents in the United States and Canada Air. Owen Hugh Smith will head

ganization for the Ments and Ents

the mission,

tain

choosing (for

"mouth at all angley

neutrality on the part of the villagers and permission to pass freely through, the village, promising, in return, un luss to person or property.

and the Ancient and Accepted Rite, in which he had taken the 3rd Degree.

Sir Edward Letchworth was one of the

Considerable, anxiety has been created original supporters of the Volunteer for seven years held a coromission as more so te a present the troops at the movement at its inception in 1880 and by the formation of robber bands, the captain in two of the Volunteer Corps disposal of the authorities are intent on He was a governor of the Foundling concerns of empire. The villages are all not cross, the bowl must con. Hospital, as well as of St. Bartholomew's advised to form village guards and thus din no Baws artfully concealed with Hospital, and a vice-president of the secure themselve against attack from

but he is so long in Female Orphan Asylum. He was also a these roving bradk Phoosing for each pipe must be tried in vice-president of the Royal Masonic AN INTERESTING INNOVATION

for several Benevolent Institution, vice-patron of the The Japanese Consul inaugurated a minutes) that I am obliged to turn my Royal Masonic Institution for Boys, and attention to an Australian who is waiting patron of the Royal Masonic Institution very interesting innovation by inviting to buy, quantities of pastries to share for Girls, of the House Committee of (Chinese) to a sumptuous feast. It would the Swatow Chamber of Commerce with his pals. They have lots of cash, which he had been a member for 40 be rather nice to see a more frequent so the strong, well built fads, and the years. are generous hearted. They are glad to

The esteem in which Sir Edward Letch and come in purely social functions talk of their home, and I have heard much

than hag hitherto been the case between about Australia, so that now it means worth was held by Masons is shown in a Chinese

and

their more to me than just a warm land hop position of Grand Becretary by the Pr affinity between East and West is surely speech made on his retirement from the Kipling's dictum as to the lack of ping with kare the Canadians, Mysident of the Board of General Purpose becoming more and more and u

there are friend has a natural liking for these Sir Alfred Robbins, at the last quarterly

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with

LETTERS. S

soldier

experience. Chinese Euro-

"'be-

FREIGHT MARKET. Megers Snowman & Co., ship and freight brokers, of Hongkong, in their circular dated 24th November, state boys and generally serves them to their Communication of Grand Lodge. The pean civilizations certainly differ in

The market has not, since we last re-

can of agarettes or chewing gum, "President, in moving a resolution of many particulars, but there is no

an impossible Foll ported on the 10th instant, shown any She calls them open-air men and they regret, said Sir Edward Letchworth evidence of a increased activity, though the demand is certainly do bring a feeling of breadth possesses the especially sure and incom tween the two, nor of the imprac municable gift of growing old gracefully ticability of their coalescing. In the past stili strong for vessels on Time Charter and space.

We who have watched carefully his work, the main difficulty of communication was and rates are firm, as evidenced by the fixture of a 2,000-ton vessel for twelve Amongst all these differing types there and have marvelled at the fullness of his the matter of language, but that difficulty months at 867,000 per month,

is yet another kind of soldier who come powers even at an advanced age; we who being gradually bridged over. Anglo- the rest to buy his little Inxuries; have been closest to that Inbour have Chinese schools are removing the barriera The Saigon Hongsong rate as advised he is the public school boy, the young valued it mest, but there is not a Masonment of healthy social interests between that hitherto interfered with the develop- in our last report, closed at 92 cents per enthusiast who unable to wait for a com in the whole Jurisdiction who is not Chinese and foreign residente. picul. Our local rice market, however, mission has thrown in his lot with the aware of the great infuence that has been was not strong, and the rate further crowd. There is no cigarette in his mouth exercised by that dignified and venerable declined to 60 cents per picul, at which to mute the tone of a Thank you," his figure. It is given to few men to win figure three small cutsiders were fixed money is placed within easy coach, and such affectionate admiration as has heen GERMANY'S LONG CHERISHED Shortly afterwards the rate weakened ere is a “ please?

a" please?" at the end of his won by Sir Edward Letchworth. still more, by the fixture of a medium-request. fuzed outsider at 78 cents per pical tur duties behind the counter are not again strengthened & little and the fixture confined to serving and smiling, however of a medium-sized outsider is reported The men often have little odd jobs for us at 80 cents per pacul.

to help them with

heman wounded might in a consultative capacity when desired. In the De Senate, recently, EXPORTS OF RICE from Saigon from the asked me to help him with his letter home, salary of £2,000 a year in his retirement time the full text of a prediction made it was decided to continue to him his Benator Lewis made public for the first 1st January to 2nd November amounted and I loved him as he dictated Cheerv-0 Unfortunately his death

don't worry, and, as the Bible tong for the same period last year. The FLYS, gautation for No. White round sifted This delightfully incorrect quotation rice stands at $3.20 per micul fob. expresses so well the rough, and Saigon, for November December in philosophy of our Tommies

Another time a letter was brought to be translated 1

It was a letter from a French to her parents-in-law in England tell her marriage to t their George is now up the line. I have not seen him for months It will ease my

write and acknow only write

arm

In special recognition of the dis tinguished service be had rendered so long to Grand Lodge and of the fact that his counas) would atill be available

PLANS:

GERMAN OFFICER'S BOAST TO

ADMIRAL DEWEY, SC

10 832,704 tons, as compared with 827,020 Moth Lord will pull you through 33 month later cd by Captain von Grous, of the German

ment.

BAIGON PHILIPPINES. —Nothing to add g JOLLA

to our previous report

SAIGON/JAVA-Nothing to report

BANGKOK/HON

port we advised the 56 $129/$1.10 per: side the bar loadi

indicated a fall in

came about, 181

for inside-out- | and

cents, but with no urtures reported,

GOAL The demand has

provement, and the

s

was appointed Grand Secretary, and Mr. VW Bro P. Coleville Smith, PG.D. W. Recbury Few, Airistant Grand Seere: wary of England, was elected Secretary of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institu tion fur aged Freemasons and Widows of

Navy, to Admiral Dewey at Manila in Fation dominate the world. Referenco to 1898 that Germany would within a gene this prediction has been free to within the past aineteen years, but it full Import has never before been pevcaled.As quoted by Admiral Demoy in his official report, von Gong Bald

fifteen years from now my country wil

son, Freemasons, in secession to him to betart a great war. She will Z

be in Paris in about two months after

"OUT AMET To heart if you waughter for his sake chauffeur to fetch the stores. The town is the beginning of hostilities. Hrs more ing of this rate legefor the sake of the little one I am fairly bristling with the well-known Had will be bat & step to her real object-the ely, and shortly expecting. There are many such hute hotels, or enatcent. There, it wo Baish our work in Europe we will riangle everywhere there are notices, crushing of England. Some months after duly rriage and it impossi

adoring how these boys and girly,

hostel for the relatives of the wounded. take New York and probably Washing atrimonial difficulties wit The Y MOA., undertaker

provide

ton and hold them for some tim out era the help of a common language shelter and to canvar to the different hos will put your country in Its place with

pitals the relatives of those dangerously reference to: fermany. Ve

We do not pro oes to take any of

territory but notherly woman who is ready at any hour with the two great comforts, hot tea and your dollars from New and other

The Monron doctr sympathy This establishment is an oasis places.

the desert for the travel worn and taken charge of by us, and

pose of

Frate is nominally 11 per Zon

southern business the demand is still un-

and only the fixture of

So the morning pessex In the after- noon the men read and write, using the

club. In the evening there

entertainment service, le medrum sized – cuta

concert or dance, all are crowded, Hongay/Beigon at $11 per ton: Apart and it would be diffcnh to sɛy › from this the market stands es per our, the most popular. At 8,40 the hut closes. But reports

BAIL TONNAGE LOADING AND TO LOAD

If At the head of this, hostel is to intend to take a billion or so of

are not think what the camps and 21 fteen years

would be lika without three hits from now balon b

Once a week Are motored into a and hostels, which provide impeements, neighbouring town by a skilful lady

ment, and diversion from the dull (Continued at foot of neat column.) monotony, nece sifeled by the life out here,

Senator Lewis informed th. Bena! – that the above formed Admiral Dewey * com plunication to his Government,

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